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Population genetic structure of the common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) in Uganda: evidence for a strong philopatry among warthogs and social structure breakdown in a disturbed population

Authors: Vincent B. Muwanika, Silvester Nyakaana, Hans R. Siegismund, Peter Arctander

Publication/Journal: African Journal of Ecology

Keywords: common warthog, philopatry, social-structure

Year: 2006

Using The Observer for Animal Behavior Research: Stress and emotions in animals

Authors: Paul Koene

Keywords: animal behavior, animal behaviour, emotions, research, stereotypies, stress, umwelt

Year: 2004

The Effect of Environmental Manipulation on Behavior, Salivary Cortisol, and Growth of Piglets Weaned at 14 Days of Age

Authors: Luis F. Rodarte, Andrés Ducoing, Francisco Galindo, Marta C. Romano, Ricardo A. Valdez

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: belly nosing behavior, belly nosing behaviour, cortisol, early weaning, environmental enrichment, pig, piglet, swine, welfare

Year: 2004

Stress-related acoustic communication in the domestic pig (Sus scrofa)

Authors: Sandra Düpjan

Publication/Journal: Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät

Keywords: acoustic signals, animal welfare, communication, coping, dissertation/thesis, pig, stress

Year: 2008

Diet of the common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) on former cattle grounds in a Tanzanian savanna

Authors: Anna C. Treydte, Stefano M. Bernasconi, Michael Kreuzer, Peter J. Edwards

Publication/Journal: Journal of Mammalogy

Keywords: african savanna, isotopic analyses, livestock, medium-sized grazer, nitrogen, phosphorus

Year: 2006

An ethological definition of animal welfare with special emphasis on pig behaviour

Authors: G. van Putten

Publication/Journal: Second NAHWOA Workshop

Keywords: animal welfare, artificial selection, castration, enclosure size, exploratory behavior, exploratory behaviour, farm-animal, farrowing, pen size, pig, social behavior, social behaviour, swine, tail docking

Year: 2000

Communal nesting is unrelated to burrow availability in the common warthog

Authors: A. White, E. Cameron

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: common warthog, communal nesting, cooperative breeding, ecological constraints, habitat choice, phacochoerus africanus, reproductive strategies, site selection, sociality

Year: 2009

A pigheaded compromise: do competition and predation explain variation in warthog group size?

Authors: A. M. White

Publication/Journal: Behavioral Ecology

Keywords: common warthog, competition, group living, group-size, phacochoerus africanus, predation pressure, sociality

Year: 2010

New perspectives in primate cognitive ecology

Authors: Paul A. Garber

Publication/Journal: American Journal of Primatology

Keywords: changing, cognition, decision-making, environments, primates, social learning

Year: 2004

General Intelligence as a Domain-Specific Adaptation

Authors: Satoshi Kanazawa

Publication/Journal: Psychological Review

Keywords: brain, evolution, genetics, intelligence, problem solving, psychology

Year: 2004